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Measuring Pupils' Attitudes towards Socioscientific Issues: Development and Validation of a Questionnaire
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Klaver, Lida T.; Walma van der Molen, Juliette H. – Science & Education, 2021
This paper presents the results of a large-scale study to validate a questionnaire that measures pupils' attitudes towards socioscientific issues (the PASSI questionnaire). We define socioscientific issues (SSI) as those topics that are about complex societal and technological developments that may induce ethical dilemmas. In this study, the term…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Test Validity, Student Attitudes, Science and Society
Parenting Styles and Adjustment in Gifted Children
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Pilarinos, Vassiliki; Solomon, C. R. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2017
The present study examined the relationship between parenting styles and the psychosocial adjustment of 48 children aged 7 to 11 years, each of whom had been identified as gifted on the basis of a score of 130 or above on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children--Fourth Edition. Parenting styles and child psychosocial adjustment were measured…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Gifted, Children, Intelligence Tests
Promoting Proper Education for Sustainability: An Exploratory Study of ICT Enhanced Problem Based Learning in a Developing Country
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Roy, Amit; Kihoza, Patrick; Suhonen, Jarkko; Vesisenaho, Mikko; Tukiaianen, Markku – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2014
One of the goals of education is to create responsible citizens who can adequately understand the problems faced by their societies and who can then act to help solve them. Such behaviour can be fostered through proper education that facilitates expert knowledge about social issues, nurtures the ability to think critically and grows the skills…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Information Technology, Problem Based Learning
Training and Mandated Reporters' Confidence Levels: A Correlational Study
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Eichelberger, Cathy S. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Child maltreatment is a costly social issue, both financially and in terms of children's well-being. All 50 states and many countries have enacted mandatory reporting laws, but not all of them require mandated reporter training. A multitude of studies have shown that many mandated reporters do not report all of the cases of suspected child abuse…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Referral, Social Problems
Preventing Child Sexual Abuse: Parents' Perceptions and Practices in Urban Nigeria
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Ige, Olusimbo K.; Fawole, Olufunmilayo I. – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2011
This study examined parents' perceptions of child sexual abuse as well as prevention practices in an urban community in southwest Nigeria. Questionnaires were collected from 387 parents and caregivers of children younger than 15 years of age. Results showed that many parents felt CSA was a common problem in the community, and most parents…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Prevention, Caregivers
Resilience and Political Violence: A Cross-Cultural Study of Moderating Effects among Jewish- and Arab-Israeli Youth
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Iris Lavi; Michelle Slone – Youth & Society, 2011
Children in countries involved in violent national conflicts experience difficult and, at times, extreme events such as spending long hours in shelters, witnessing terror attacks, or having a family member absent or injured while participating in battle. This study explores the moderating effect of resilience factors, self-esteem, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Experience, National Security